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A review by dadoodoflow
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Burke sure can write and sometimes he overwrites. It feels like he wants to be Jim Harrison but without the restraint.
He is an absolute poet of sounds, and the bucolic cacophony is beguiling. He also can write about water and the whole book feels damp.
There are a lot of these books, I’m curious if he’s kept up this level of prose through all of them.
He is an absolute poet of sounds, and the bucolic cacophony is beguiling. He also can write about water and the whole book feels damp.
There are a lot of these books, I’m curious if he’s kept up this level of prose through all of them.